Global world universal digital mobile and wearable currency image token and ledger

ABSTRACT

Provided are computer implemented methods and systems for using a global world universal digital mobile and wearable currency. The method commences with receiving a transfer request. The transfer request is associated with an amount represented in tokens of the global world universal digital mobile and wearable currency. The transfer request includes at least a sender account, a recipient account, and the amount. The method continues with transferring the amount from the sender account to the recipient account based on the transfer request.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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FIELD

This application relates generally to data processing and, morespecifically, to global world universal digital mobile and wearablecurrency image token and ledger.

BACKGROUND

National currencies provide a system to define values within the bordersof a country. However, outside the borders of the country other valuesare effective, and currency exchange depends on fluctuating exchangerates. With a globalization of economy and growth of internationaloperations, these inconveniencies become more outstanding, interferewith retail transactions and add some level of dissatisfaction.

Additionally, with the occurrence of peer-to-peer money transfer, anordinary person can participate in financial operations. An Internetconnection allows performing transactions worldwide. However, exchangecosts, banking costs, and various fees related to transactions inphysical currencies may be considerable.

SUMMARY

This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in asimplified form that are further described below in the DetailedDescription. This summary is not intended to identify key features oressential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended tobe used as an aid in determining the scope of the claimed subjectmatter.

Provided are computer implemented methods and systems for using a globalworld universal digital mobile and wearable currency. The system forusing a global world universal digital mobile and wearable currencycomprises at least one processor and a database in communication withthe processor. The processor may be operable to receive a transferrequest from a sender. The transfer request may include a senderaccount, a recipient account, an amount to be transferred, and otherdata. The amount may be represented in tokens of the global worlduniversal digital mobile and wearable currency. Based on the transferrequest, the amount is transferred from the sender account to therecipient account. Both the sender account and the recipient account areassociated with the global world universal digital mobile and wearablecurrency, so the transfer is performed without any commissions, bankingfees, exchange fees, and so forth. The database may be configured tostore data related to the sender account and the recipient account, andcomprise computer-readable instructions for execution by the processor.

In further exemplary embodiments, modules, subsystems, or devices can beadapted to perform the recited steps. Other features and exemplaryembodiments are described below.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

Embodiments are illustrated by way of example and not limitation in thefigures of the accompanying drawings, in which like references indicatesimilar elements and in which:

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the overall systemin which various embodiments may be implemented.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart illustrating a method for using a global worlduniversal digital mobile and wearable currency, in accordance withcertain embodiments.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing various modules of a system for usinga global world universal digital mobile and wearable currency, inaccordance with certain embodiments.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for currency transfer, in accordance withcertain embodiments.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an example of scanning barcodesdisplayed by mobile devices, in accordance with certain embodiments.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an example of payment interactionbetween a token provider, a token holder, and a merchant, in accordancewith certain embodiments.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an example embodiment of a tokenproduction, in accordance with certain embodiments.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating an example environment, withinwhich a security token may be used, in accordance with certainembodiments.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a computersystem for performing any one or more of the methods discussed herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth inorder to provide a thorough understanding of the presented concepts. Thepresented concepts may be practiced without some or all of thesespecific details. In other instances, well-known process operations havenot been described in detail to avoid unnecessarily obscuration in thedescribed concepts. While some concepts will be described in conjunctionwith the specific embodiments, it will be understood that theseembodiments are not intended to be limiting.

Various computer implemented methods and systems for using a globalworld universal digital mobile and wearable currency are describedherein. Recent proliferation of mobile and wearable devices (e.g., amobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet personal computer, a laptop, awearable personal digital device, and other similar devices) that arecapable of transmitting and receiving data via a network allowsimplementing these methods and systems. Most users of mobile andwearable devices enjoy message communication with other users, as wellas performing and receiving payments using the mobile and wearabledevices.

The methods and system of the present disclosure refer to across-platform system for using a global world universal digital mobileand wearable currency for mobile and wearable devices. A cross-platformapplication can be directly run on any platform without specialpreparation. In particular, the cross-platform system for using a globalworld universal digital mobile and wearable currency for mobile andwearable devices may run on Android, iOS, BlackBerry OS, Symbian,Windows Phone, and so forth. The methods and systems for using theglobal world universal digital mobile and wearable currency for mobileand wearable devices of the present disclosure provide a way to avoidobstacles and expenses related to mobile peer-to-peer payments ininternational and domestic environment. A digital currency being thebasis of the system for using the global world universal digital mobileand wearable currency for mobile and wearable devices enables worldwidepeer-to-peer transactions between the users without banking commissions,legal boundaries, and currency exchange expenses.

The methods described herein may be performed by any mobile devices withwireless communication capabilities. In addition to being capable oftransmitting voice-based signals, many modern cell phones have internetconnectivity using cellular networks (e.g., 3G, 4G) as well as Wi-Fi andother types of networks. Some additional examples of such networks aredescribed below with reference to FIG. 1. Wireless communication may beused to transmit retrieved product information to a payment server,receive replies, and transmit authorizations. Overall, various data maybe exchanged between the mobile and payment server as well as otherservers during operations of the method.

Referring now to the drawings, FIG. 1 illustrates an environment 100within which a method and a system for using a global world universaldigital mobile and wearable currency for mobile and wearable devices canbe implemented. The environment 100 includes a network 110, a sender120, a sender digital device 130, a recipient 140, a recipient digitaldevice 150, a system 300 for using a global world universal digitalmobile and wearable currency for mobile and wearable devices, a database160, and an encryption verification unit 170. The sender digital device130 and the recipient digital device 150 include a mobile phone, alaptop, a personal computer (PC), a tablet PC, a smart phone, a wearablepersonal digital device, a wearable eyeglass communication device, andso forth.

The network 110 includes the Internet or any other network capable ofcommunicating data between devices. Suitable networks includes orinterface with any one or more of, for instance, a local intranet, a PAN(Personal Area Network), a LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide AreaNetwork), a MAN (Metropolitan Area Network), a virtual private network(VPN), a storage area network (SAN), a frame relay connection, anAdvanced Intelligent Network (AIN) connection, a synchronous opticalnetwork (SONET) connection, a digital T1, T3, E1 or E3 line, DigitalData Service (DDS) connection, DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) connection,an Ethernet connection, an ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network)line, a dial-up port such as a V.90, V.34 or V.34bis analog modemconnection, a cable modem, an ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode)connection, or an FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) or CDDI(Copper Distributed Data Interface) connection. Furthermore,communications may also include links to any of a variety of wirelessnetworks, including WAP (Wireless Application Protocol), GPRS (GeneralPacket Radio Service), GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication),CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) or TDMA (Time Division MultipleAccess), cellular phone networks, GPS (Global Positioning System), CDPD(cellular digital packet data), RIM (Research in Motion, Limited) duplexpaging network, Bluetooth radio, or an IEEE 802.11-based radio frequencynetwork. The network 110 can further include or interface with any oneor more of an RS-232 serial connection, an IEEE-1394 (Firewire)connection, a Fiber Channel connection, an IrDA (infrared) port, a SCSI(Small Computer Systems Interface) connection, a USB (Universal SerialBus) connection or other wired or wireless, digital or analog interfaceor connection, mesh or Digi® networking. The network 110 includes anetwork of data processing nodes that are interconnected for the purposeof data communication.

The sender 120 includes a person who transfers an amount 190 to therecipient 140. The amount 190 is associated with a digital currency. Thesender 120 specifies the amount 190 to be transferred to the recipient140 and recipient data. Based on the amount 190 and the recipient data,a transfer request 180 is formed and sent to the system 300. Thetransfer request 180 may be associated with one or more of atransactional payment based on Unstructured Supplementary Service Data(USSD), Short Message Service (SMS), direct operator billing, a creditcard mobile payment, an online wallet, a Quick Response (QR) codepayment, contactless near field communication payments, a cloud-basedmobile payment, an audio signal-based payment, a Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE) signal beacon payment, an in-application payment, a SoftwareDevelopment Kit (SDK) payment, an Application Programming Interface(API) payment, a social networking payment, and a direct carrier andbank co-operation.

The system 300 processes the transfer request 180 and transfers theamount 190 from a sender account to the recipient account. Theencryption verification unit 170 encrypts data associated with thetransfer request 180 and the transfer.

In some embodiments, the network 110 may include a codebase. A node onthe network 110 may receive a message informing about a new transaction,and verification that transaction follows the rules of the network 110may be performed. If the transaction is valid, the transaction may beadded to a current My Block message. The message may be serialized tobinary, hashed and then the node may make an RPC to token telling itwhat the current extra hash is. When token finds a token-format block ofthe right difficulty for the network 110, it may pass the code blockheader, token base transaction and merkle branch to it. The node maycombine them together into a Data message, which may be then gluedtogether with an alternative chains code block. This “super code block”may be then broadcast via an independent P2P network. When the node on anew network receives a super code block it may do the following things:verify if My Block contents are correct, i.e., that the transactionsfollow the rules; verify if My Block previous hash makes it fit in thecode block file chain and that the difficulty is correct; hash My Blockstructure and then verify that this hash appears in the DatabasescriptSig, in the right place; extract the merkle root of the tokenformat block from the header and then verify that the base tx provideddid, in fact, exist in that code block (using the branch, root, tx andheader together); verify that the hash of the format block header isbelow the difficulty found in My Block structure.

The system 300 may further include a code block file chain (not shown).The code block file chain may include a transaction database shared byall nodes participating in the system 300. Token transactions may bepermanently recorded in the code block file chain. Approximately six-tentimes per hour, a group of accepted transactions, a code block, may beadded to the code block file chain, which may be quickly published toall network nodes. This allows determining when a particular tokenamount has been spent for preventing double-spends in a peer-to-peerenvironment with no central authority. Whereas a conventional ledgerrecords the transfers of actual bills or promissory notes that existapart from the ledger, the code block file chain may be the only placethat tokens can be said to exist. In order to independently verify thechain-of-ownership of any and every token amount, full-featured tokensoftware may store its own copy of the code block file chain.

The code block file chain may include a transaction database shared byall nodes participating in the system 300 based on the same protocol. Afull copy of the code block file chain may contain every tokentransaction ever executed. With this information, one can find out howmuch value belonged to each address at any point in history.

Every code block may contain a hash of a previous code block. This mayhave the effect of creating a chain of code blocks from a genesis codeblock to a current code block. Each code block may be guaranteed to comeafter a previous code block chronologically because the hash of theprevious code block would otherwise not be known. Each code block mayalso be computationally impractical to modify once it has been in thecode block file chain for a while, because every subsequent code blockwould also have to be regenerated. These properties may makedouble-spending of tokens very difficult.

In some embodiments, one may build onto a code block (by referencing thecode block in code blocks that are create) if the code block is thelatest code block in the longest valid code block file chain. “Length”may be calculated as total combined difficulty of the code block filechain, not the number of code blocks. The code block file chain may bevalid if all of the code blocks and transactions within the code blockfile chain are valid, and only if the code block file chain starts witha genesis code block.

In some embodiments, for any code block on the chain, there may be onlyone path to a genesis code block. Coming from the genesis code block,however, there may be forks. One-code block forks may be created fromtime to time when two code blocks are created just a few seconds apart.When that happens, generating nodes may build onto whichever one of thecode blocks they received first. Whichever code block ends up beingincluded in the next code block may become a part of the main chainbecause that chain is longer.

In some embodiments, code blocks in shorter chains (or invalid chains)may not be used for anything. When the system 300 switches to another,longer chain, all valid transactions of the code blocks inside theshorter chain may be re-added to the pool of queued transactions and maybe included in another code block. The reward for the code blocks on theshorter chain may not be present in the longest chain, so they may bepractically lost, which is why a network-enforced 100-block maturationtime for generations may exist.

In some embodiments, because a code block can only reference oneprevious code block, it is impossible for two forked chains to merge.

In some embodiments, it is possible to use the code block file chainalgorithm for non-financial purposes.

In some embodiments, a token may have the shape of a coin and may beused in money circulation.

Furthermore, the currency token may use a standard hashing function overa document. A digital signature converted document may generate a publichash that can be cryptographically proven to have originated from aspecific document uploaded by a specific person at a specific time. Byuploading the resulting character hash with a tiny transaction on thecurrency token code block file chain, the proof of that document originand ownership may exist as long as the currency token does. It can beinstantly and securely verified, and the proof is impossible to erase orchange.

In some embodiments, tokens may allow storing assets on the code blockfile chain. A user may have an IPO (Initial Public Offering) on the codeblock file chain by issuing shares as tokens, and send the tokens toshareholders. The shares may then be traded almost instantaneously andfor free through the code block file chain. Smart properties may berepresented by tokens. One may store a house on the code block filechain by issuing a single token, then the ownership of the house may betransferred with a simple code block file chain transaction.

In some embodiments, an alternative code block file chain may beprovided. The alternative code block file chain may include a systemusing a code block file chain algorithm to achieve distributed consensuson a particular topic. The alternative code block file chain may sharetoken holders with a parent network such as a code block file chainnetwork; this is called merged tokening. The alternative code block filechain may implement DNS, P2P currency exchanges, SSL certificateauthorities, time stamping, file storage and voting systems.

The code block file chain may acts as a transaction database shared byall nodes participating in a system based on the system protocol. A fullcopy of the code block file chain may contain every transaction everexecuted in the global world universal digital mobile and wearablecurrency. Thus, the system 300 may retrieve information on how muchvalue belonged to each address at any point in history. Additionally, aprivate messaging protocol may be used to share distributed information.The simplest currency token private messaging protocol may be anencryption library.

In some embodiments, the system 300 may include one or more servers toindex the code block file chain.

In some embodiments, the code block file chain is broadcast to all nodeson the networking using a flood protocol.

In some embodiments, the code block file chain may include a sharedpublic ledger on which the entire network may rely. The shared publicledger may include a principal digital book or computer file forrecording and totaling token transactions, with debits and credits inseparate columns and a beginning monetary balance and ending monetarybalance for each account. The shared public ledger may include apermanent summary of all amounts entered in supporting journals, whichmay list individual transactions by date. Every transaction may flowfrom a journal to one or more shared public ledgers. The shared publicledgers may include: digital sales ledger that may record accountsreceivable; digital purchase ledger that may record money spent forpurchasing; digital general ledger representing five main account types:assets, liabilities, income, expenses, and equity. These may all beincluded in the shared public ledger. A copy of the shared public ledgeris accessible from a client device of the user.

For every debit recorded in the shared public ledger, there may be acorresponding credit so that the debits equal the credits in the grandtotals.

In some embodiments, all confirmed transactions may be included in thecode block file chain. This way, token wallets may calculate spendablebalance and new transactions may be verified to be spending tokens thatmay be actually owned by a spender. The integrity and the chronologicalorder of the code block file chain may be enforced with cryptography.

In some embodiments, a transaction may include a transfer of valuebetween token wallets that may be included in the code block file chain.Token wallets may keep a secret piece of data using a private key, whichmay be used to sign transactions, providing a mathematical proof thatthey come from the owner of a wallet. The signature also may prevent thetransaction from being altered by anybody once the transaction has beenissued. All transactions may be broadcast between users and usuallybegin to be confirmed by the network.

In some embodiments, token wallets may use JavaScript in a browser tomanage private keys and create payments. A user may actually own privatekeys inside the token wallet. This approach has several advantages. Theuser may look up his account balance in the code block file chain. Theuser may easily export his private keys out of the token wallet to usewith another token client or wallet provider. The private keys may bestored encrypted on a server, offering protection for security breachesif strongly encrypted. As each address may have only one user, it may beless likely that misguided attempts to “return” tokens to theirlast-sent-to address will result in loss of tokens.

In some embodiments, the code block file chain may be a distributedtransaction processing engine enabling direct operations between clientdevices. The distributed transaction processing engine may keep track ofcurrency token. The currency token code block file chain may allow fordata to be stored in a variety of different places while tracking therelationship between different parties to that data. Additionally, thisenables tracking relationships between devices, between a user and adevice and even between two devices with the consent of a user.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart illustrating a computer-implemented method 200for using a global world universal digital mobile and wearable currencyfor mobile and wearable devices, in accordance with certain embodiments.The method 200 starts with receiving, by at least one processor, atransfer request at operation 205. The transfer request may include anamount to be transferred, a sender account, a recipient account, and soforth. The amount may be represented in tokens of the global worlduniversal digital mobile and wearable currency. The tokens may representdifferent values in the global world universal digital mobile andwearable currency.

In some embodiments, the global world universal digital mobile andwearable currency may be provided collectively at a rate, which isbounded by a value both prior defined and publicly known. In centralizedbanking and economic systems such as the Federal Reserve System,governments control the value of currency by printing units of fiatmoney or demanding additions to digital banking ledgers. However,governments cannot produce units of the global world universal digitalmobile and wearable currency and as such, governments cannot providebacking for firms, banks or corporate entities which hold asset valuemeasured in a decentralized global world universal digital mobile andwearable currency. Within the system 300 for using global worlduniversal digital mobile and wearable currency the safety, integrity andbalance of all ledgers may be maintained by a community of mutuallydistrustful parties referred to as a token provider and token holders,members of the general public who allow their idle computers to helpvalidate and process transactions.

In some embodiments, tokens may include money of a specific form, suchas coins. In contrast to account money, tokens may be used incirculation, as are paper notes.

Token may have a strong privacy feature in that tokens may work as moneywithout the intervention of any other party in each transaction betweentwo parties. Privacy makes money safe from interference by more powerfulthird parties. Where property rights are not strong, privacy may berequired to protect assets and permit trade, and tokens work well inthis regime.

In some embodiments, tokens may have certain hybrid forms, one of whichmay be blinded coins, which is a form of financial cryptography used toachieve privacy and thus safety in token transactions over the Internet.In this form, a digital packet may include a token that can be passedfrom one user to another user over a mobile or wireless network.However, to defend against infinite copying, the token should be rolledover at a server in an exchange for a fresh coin. Therefore, this formof tokens may be a simulation of physical tokens, as they may permittraffic analysis.

In some embodiments, another simulation of tokens may be a smart card orelectronic payment card. The smart card or electronic payment card mayinclude a token that can be carried, and the tokens may be on the card.Smart card systems may employ sophisticated tracking software in orderto ensure the safety of the system and privacy of transactions.

In some embodiments, principles of financial cryptography may be used inapplications in which financial loss could result from subversion of themessage system, specifically a cyber-code blinded signature may be used.This special form of a cryptographic signature may permit tokens to besigned without the signer seeing the actual token, and may permit a formof digital currency that offer untraceability.

The financial cryptography may include mechanisms and algorithmsnecessary for the protection of global world universal digital mobileand wearable currency transfers. Proof of work and various auctionprotocols may fall under the umbrella of financial cryptography.

The financial cryptography may include seven distinct disciplines:cryptography, software engineering, rights, accounting, governance,value, and financial applications. Payment transaction failures mayoften be traced to the absence of one or more of these disciplines, orto poor application of them.

In some embodiments, users (e.g., the sender and recipient) maycustomize the representation of the tokens using images. For example,the user may provide his image to be depicted on a 100 unit token. Theimages for token customizing may include an image of a sender face, animage of a public figure, an image of a movie character, and so forth.

In some embodiments, the sender and recipient may provide each othertheir data using barcodes displayed on a screen of their devices. Forexample, the recipient, instead of notifying his account number, maycause the barcode encoding his account number to be generated and shownon the screen of his device. The sender may scan the displayed barcodeusing a camera of the sender device. The barcode is read to extract therecipient account. Similarly, the sender account and the payment amountmay be encoded in a barcode on the sender device. The barcode may beshown on the screen of the sender device. The recipient may scan thebarcode to extract the sender account and the amount.

At operation 210, the method 200 continues with transferring, by the atleast one processor, the amount of the transfer request from the senderaccount to the recipient account based on the transfer request. Theamount may be transferred without a commission or other fees. Thetransferring may be visualized with the customized representation oftokens. The visualizing may include representing the amount in anational currency, wherein the national currency is predefined by theuser.

In various embodiments, the transferring via the system 300 may includetransactional payments based on Unstructured Supplementary Service Data(USSD), Short Message Service (SMS), direct operator billing, creditcard mobile payments, prepaid card payments, online wallets, QR-codepayments, contactless near field communication, cloud-based mobilepayments, audio signal-based payments, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) signalbeacon payments, in-application payments, software development kit (SDK)payments, application programming interface (API) payments, socialnetworking payments, direct carrier/bank co-operation, and the like.

The sender account and the recipient account may be accessed via avirtual wallet interface or a cloud server. In an example embodiment,the sender and/or recipient may be authorized in the system 300 byswiping a finger across a touchscreen of the mobile and wearable deviceassociated with the sender or recipient.

Additionally, access to the system 300 may be protected by a password, aPersonal Identification Number (PIN) code, biometric authorization, andso forth. The biometric authorization may include fingerprint scanning,palm scanning, face scanning, retina scanning, and so forth.

In an example embodiment, verification of the sender face may beperformed to prevent an identity theft. For example, the image of thesender face may be taken by a camera of the sender digital deviceassociated with the sender. The captured image of sender face may berecognized and compared to those stored on the sender digital deviceassociated with the sender. In an example embodiment, the camera mayrecognize the sender face without capturing the image.

Biometrics may be used to recognize and match unique patterns in humanfaces. In an example embodiment, when a sender registers in the system300, an image of the sender face may be provided to the system 300 andis linked to the sender account in the system 300. The sender accountmay be linked to a payment account (i.e. a banking account, a creditcard, a debit card, and so forth) of the sender. To initiate a paymentin a point-of-sale, the sender may access a barcode needed to complete atransaction from the sender account. The barcode may also contain theimage of the sender face. Therefore, the barcode and the sender face maybe a way of representing information. The barcode may be displayed on adisplay of the sender digital device. After the recipient at thepoint-of-sale scans the barcode, the image of the sender face may appearon a screen associated with a point-of-sale system. The recipient mayuse that image to verify the sender and complete the transaction.

A sender face on the global world universal digital mobile and wearablecurrency and face verification feature may have enhance security oftransactions with the global world universal digital mobile and wearablecurrency.

In an example embodiment, the global world universal digital mobile andwearable currency may be a digital equivalent of virtual cash with thesender face both for sender prestige and verification of senderidentity. The data related to the global world universal digital mobileand wearable currency may be stored on devices associated with thesender, recipient, and on a remote server. The global world universaldigital mobile and wearable currency may be associated with one or morereal currencies. Thus, the system 300 may determine equivalent value inthe global world universal digital mobile and wearable currency and inthe one or more real currencies.

Referring back to the FIG. 2, the method 200 may optionally include anoperation 215. At the operation 215, the processor may receive a depositto the sender account or the recipient account via a cash-in automatictransaction machine (ATM), a bank transfer, or a transfer from anotheraccount using the global world universal digital mobile and wearablecurrency. If the deposit is made in a national currency or any othercurrency other than the global world universal digital mobile andwearable currency, the deposit amount may be automatically converted inthe global world universal digital mobile and wearable currency beforecrediting the deposit to the sender account or the recipient account.

The global world universal digital mobile and wearable currency is adecentralized universal digital currency based on peer-to-peer internetprotocol. In the basis of the global world universal digital mobile andwearable currency is a public ledger that provides authentication,clearing, and settlement. The global world universal digital mobile andwearable currency is issued and managed via mobile devices or mobilenetworks. Payments in the global world universal digital mobile andwearable currency are protected by a digital signature and a password.The password can be in a form of an alphanumeric character, a voice, ascrambled image, a video clip, a gesture of any part of a body. Thepassword may be entered by means of a touch screen, a keyboard, a mouse,or a camera of a device or by means of a remote control of the device.

In a further example embodiment, the global world universal digitalmobile and wearable currency includes an encrypted currency, alsoreferred to as cryptocurrency. The encrypted currency is encrypted usingprinciples of cryptography being a technology used in online banking.Unlike fiat currency with central banks and online banking, theencrypted currency discussed herein is created using peer reviewedcryptographic ciphers, thus removing the need to trust a centralauthority. Thus, transfer of the encrypted currency does not requiretrust of any third party.

In some embodiments, the method 200 may further comprise executingcurrency exchange transaction between a national currency provider and atoken provider. The national currency provider and token provider,directly or through an authorized mandated representative may conclude aprivate currencies exchange agreement. The token provider may open amulticurrency bank account for the purpose of currency exchangetransaction. The national currency provider may provide to the tokenprovider necessary documents for the multicurrency bank account opening.The currency exchange transaction may start as per the agreed scheduleimmediately following the activation of the multicurrency bank account.The national currency provider may transfer daily the face value of eachscheduled tranche less the discount to the multicurrency bank account.The token provider may execute the exchange immediately when the fundsare received on the multicurrency bank account. The balance of the facevalue may include a bonus to the token provider, intermediarycommission, and discount. This way, fees may be paid after theperformance of the token provider.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing various modules of a system 300 forusing the global world universal digital mobile and wearable currency,in accordance with certain embodiments. Specifically, the system 300includes one or more processors 302. The processors 302 are operable toreceive a transfer request from a sender digital device. The transferrequest includes at least a sender account, a recipient account, and theamount. The amount is represented in tokens of the global worlduniversal digital mobile and wearable currency. Furthermore, theprocessors 302 are operable to transfer the amount from the senderaccount to the recipient account.

In certain embodiments, the processor 302 may be configured to visualizethe transfer request on a screen of a client device associated with asender. The visualized transfer request may be scannable by aPoint-of-Sale (POS) system.

The transferring includes a transaction performed within a country andan international transaction. Thus, the sender and the recipient may belocated in different countries and may be citizens of differentcountries. Transactions in the global world universal digital mobile andwearable currency eliminate boundaries and expenses associated withnational currencies and facilitate international payments.

In some embodiments, the transfer request may be associated with a realcurrency amount. The real currency amount may be converted in the amountrepresented in the tokens of the global world universal digital mobileand wearable currency.

The system 300 further comprises a database 304 comprisingcomputer-readable instructions for execution by the one or moreprocessors 302.

In some embodiments, the system 300 may include a camera operable toscan and read a barcode from a screen of the digital device. The barcodemay include electronic key data, a link to a web-resource, a paymentrequest, advertising information, and other information, wherein one ormore barcodes include a linear dimensional code, a two-dimensional code,a snap tag code, a QR code, and other machine readable codes.

Additionally, the system 300 may be adapted to enable a Bluetooth lowenergy payment and is compatible with a third party application.

In some embodiments, the system 300 may further comprise an externaldevice to manage at least the data of the payments.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram 400 for currency transfer between a sender120 and a recipient 140. The sender 120 uses a sender digital device 130to specify an amount of currency to be transferred to the recipient 140and a recipient account. The currency may be associated with the sender120. In particular, a sender face may be printed on the currency tokenrepresented on the screen of the sender digital device 130 and/orrecipient digital device 140. Using the amount and the recipientaccount, a transfer request 405 may be formed and sent to the system 300for using a global world universal digital mobile and wearable currency.The system 300 may process the transfer request 405 and transfer theamount 405 to the recipient account. A notification of the receivedamount 415 may be transmitted to the recipient digital device 150. Theuser may be protected by a chargeback.

In some embodiments, the recipient 140 may request to customize thereceived amount using at least image of the recipient 140. For example,as a result of the customization, the sender face is replaced with arecipient face.

In further embodiments, the transfer may be free of charge for userswithin the system for using a global world universal digital mobile andwearable currency, while a predefined commission may be set for usersoutside the system for using a global world universal digital mobile andwearable currency.

FIG. 5 illustrates an example scanning 500 of a barcode displayed by arecipient digital device 502. As shown, the recipient digital device 502may be configured to display a barcode 504. The barcode 504 may encodedata of the recipient 140 (for example, account number, recipientnickname in the system 300, and so forth). The barcode 504 displayed bythe recipient digital device 502 is scannable by a sender digital device506 associated with the sender 120, or another mobile device. Forscanning, the sender digital device 506 may use a camera 508. The senderdigital device 506 may decode the data of the recipient 140 and, basedon the data, create a new contact in the system 300, use the data togenerate a transfer request, or save the data for later use.

The recipient digital device 502 and the sender digital device 506 maycommunicate with the system 300 for using a global world universaldigital mobile and wearable currency via a network 110. The network 110may be also used for communication among various components of thesystem 300.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an example of payment interactionbetween a token provider, a token holder, and a merchant. Monetary valuemay be represented by electronic tokens, which include pieces of datasigned by the token holder 620. The token holder 620 may be the entityauthorized to generate tokens. The token holder 620 may issue tokens tothe token holder 630, who may utilize the tokens to pay the merchant610. Later the merchant 610 may deposit the tokens that he received fromthe token holder 630 to his account associated with the token provider620. After the deposit process the token provider 620 may verify whetherthe tokens are valid, i.e. check for forgery and fraud. Whenverification is completed, parties may complete a transaction.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an example embodiment of a tokenproduction.

Token production 700 may begin with chip manufacturing 710. At thisstep, a chip may be programmed with information relating to a monetaryvalue, denomination, serial number, and other manufacturing information.The information programmed into the chip may be used to generate amanifest. The manifest may be updated with information relating to thestatus of each chip produced in series. After the chip manufacturingprocess is completed, the chips 720 and associated manifest 730 may beprovided to a tag manufacturer 740.

The tag manufacturer 740 may receive the chips 720 and the associatedmanifest 730. The manifest 730 may be in an electronic form that isreadable by any computer system, such as a CD, DVD, flash memory stick,and the like. The tag manufacturer 740 may then update and modify themanifest 730 during the manufacturing process of producing tags. In thisway, the manifest may comprise historical information about each tag. Ateach stage of the manufacturing process, the manifest 730 may be updatedwith information regarding each stage and with information regarding thetoken and sub-parts. Once the tag manufacturer 740 has completed themanufacturing process, both the tags 725 and the updated manifest 730may be sent to token manufacturer 750 for further processing.

The token manufacturer 750 may then begin the process of producing atoken with the proper face value and ornamental structure. Theornamental structure may include a color scheme, texture, look and feel,or other distinguishing characteristics of the token. The manifest mayinclude image files showing the appearance of the token. The token mayhave a color scheme and currency value either printed on or molded intothe token. After the token manufacturing is completed, the token may beprovided to a token holder 760.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating an example environment, withinwhich a security token may be used, in accordance with certainembodiments.

Within the environment 800, a token requestor 820 may place a requestfor a security token at the token issuing authority 810. This securitytoken may be required to communicate and request access to a serviceprovided by a token consumer 830 who accepts the security token. Thetoken requestor 820 may be a partner of the token issuing authority 810,which may be registered with the token issuing authority 810. The tokenrequestor 820 may be an end user and may be registered with the tokenissuing authority 810. The token issuing authority 810 may receive andprocess a security token request and returns the security token, asfollows: authenticate the input credentials, authorize the securitytoken request based on a token issuance policy that specifies whichtoken requestors are authorized to request a security token for a giventoken consumer. The token consumer 830 (typically a service provider)may accept the security token as part of the service request and provideservice based on the validity of the input security token and validatethe input security token with the token issuing authority 810.

In some embodiments, the system 300 may have a network of gateways builton top of token. The gateways may be technology-driven companies in anopen ecosystem. Every entity on the network may have a payment addressthat resembles an email address. To pay on a site, the user may providethe payment address. The merchant gateway may then request funds fromthe gateway of the user, which the user may authorize via a pushnotification on his client device.

Thus, human-readable names (for example, alice@cad-gateway.com) mayfacilitate remembering the payment address. Behind the scenes, system300 may use global currency image token addresses for communication.

FIG. 9 shows a diagrammatic representation of a machine in the exampleelectronic form of a computer system 900, within which a set ofinstructions for causing the machine to perform any one or more of themethodologies discussed herein may be executed. In various exampleembodiments, the machine operates as a standalone device or may beconnected (e.g., networked) to other machines. In a networkeddeployment, the machine may operate in the capacity of a server or aclient machine in a server-client network environment, or as a peermachine in a peer-to-peer (or distributed) network environment. Themachine may be a personal computer (PC), a tablet PC, a set-top box(STB), a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a cellular telephone, aportable music player (e.g., a portable hard drive audio device such asan Moving Picture Experts Group Audio Layer 3 (MP3) player), a webappliance, a network router, switch or bridge, or any machine capable ofexecuting a set of instructions (sequential or otherwise) that specifyactions to be taken by that machine. Further, while only a singlemachine is illustrated, the term “machine” shall also be taken toinclude any collection of machines that individually or jointly executea set (or multiple sets) of instructions to perform any one or more ofthe methodologies discussed herein.

The example computer system 900 includes a processor or multipleprocessors 902 (e.g., a central processing unit (CPU), a graphicsprocessing unit (GPU), or both), a main memory 904 and a static memory906, which communicate with each other via a bus 908. The computersystem 900 may further include a video display unit 910 (e.g., a liquidcrystal display (LCD) or a cathode ray tube (CRT)). The computer system900 may also include an alphanumeric input device 912 (e.g., akeyboard), a cursor control device 914 (e.g., a mouse), a disk driveunit 916, a signal generation device 918 (e.g., a speaker) and a networkinterface device 920.

The disk drive unit 916 includes a computer-readable medium 922, onwhich is stored one or more sets of instructions and data structures(e.g., instructions 924) embodying or utilized by any one or more of themethodologies or functions described herein. The instructions 924 mayalso reside, completely or at least partially, within the main memory904 and/or within the processors 902 during execution thereof by thecomputer system 900. The main memory 904 and the processors 902 may alsoconstitute machine-readable media.

The instructions 924 may further be transmitted or received over anetwork 926 via the network interface device 920 utilizing any one of anumber of well-known transfer protocols (e.g., Hyper Text TransferProtocol (HTTP)).

While the computer-readable medium 922 is shown in an example embodimentto be a single medium, the term “computer-readable medium” should betaken to include a single medium or multiple media (e.g., a centralizedor distributed database and/or associated caches and servers) that storethe one or more sets of instructions. The term “computer-readablemedium” shall also be taken to include any medium that is capable ofstoring, encoding, or carrying a set of instructions for execution bythe machine and that causes the machine to perform any one or more ofthe methodologies of the present application, or that is capable ofstoring, encoding, or carrying data structures utilized by or associatedwith such a set of instructions. The term “computer-readable medium”shall accordingly be taken to include, but not be limited to,solid-state memories, optical and magnetic media, and carrier wavesignals. Such media may also include, without limitation, hard disks,floppy disks, flash memory cards, digital video disks, random accessmemory (RAMs), read only memory (ROMs), and the like.

The example embodiments described herein may be implemented in anoperating environment comprising software installed on a computer, inhardware, or in a combination of software and hardware.

Thus, various systems and methods for facilitating mobile and wearabledevice payments and multimedia transfer have been described. Althoughembodiments have been described with reference to specific exampleembodiments, it will be evident that various modifications and changesmay be made to these embodiments without departing from the broaderspirit and scope of the system and method described herein. Accordingly,the specification and drawings are to be regarded in an illustrativerather than a restrictive sense.

What is claimed is:
 1. A computer implemented method for using a globalworld universal digital mobile and wearable currency, the methodcomprising: receiving, by at least one processor, a transfer request,wherein the transfer request is associated with an amount represented intokens of the global world universal digital mobile and wearablecurrency, the transfer request including at least a sender account, arecipient account, and the amount; and based on the transfer request, bythe at least one processor, transferring the amount from the senderaccount to the recipient account.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein theglobal world universal digital mobile and wearable currency is anencrypted currency, wherein encrypting includes assigning a unique keyto the transferring and signing the global world universal digitalmobile and wearable currency using cryptographic signature.
 3. Themethod of claim 1, further comprising: visualizing, by the at least oneprocessor, the transferring by representation of the tokens, wherein thevisualizing includes representing the amount in a national currency,wherein the national currency is predefined by the user.
 4. The methodof claim 1, wherein the user provides at least one image, the at leastone image being depicted on the tokens, wherein the image includes animage of a sender face, an image of a public figure, an image of a moviecharacter, and other images.
 5. The method of claim 1, wherein thetransferring includes a transaction performed within a country and aninternational transaction, the international transaction being performedover one or more regional borders.
 6. The method of claim 1, wherein thetransferring is performed without a commission.
 7. The method of claim1, further comprising: scanning, by a camera, a barcode, wherein thebarcode encodes the recipient account, wherein the barcode is shown on adisplay of a device associated with a recipient; reading, by the atleast one processor, the barcode to extract the recipient account;scanning, by a camera, a barcode, wherein the barcode encodes the senderaccount and the amount, and wherein the barcode is shown on a display ofa device associated with a sender; and reading, by the at least oneprocessor, the barcode to extract the sender account and the amount. 8.The method of claim 1, wherein the transfer request is associated with areal currency amount, the real currency amount being converted in theamount represented in the tokens of the global world universal digitalmobile and wearable currency.
 9. The method of claim 1, wherein theglobal world universal digital mobile and wearable currency is issuedand managed via mobile devices or mobile networks, wearable devices,internet-connected devices, internet of things devices, and in-appsenvironment.
 10. The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving,by the at least one processor, a deposit to the sender account or therecipient account via a cash-in automatic transaction machine (ATM), abank transfer, a bank mobile account, a bank checking account, a banksavings account, paper notes, electronic credits, electronic debits,credit card, debit card, prepaid card, gift card, gold, stock, and othermonetary and other virtual currencies or a transfer from another accountusing the global world universal digital mobile and wearable currency;storing at least one asset represented by tokens in a code block filechain; executing currency exchange transaction between a nationalcurrency provider and a token provider.
 11. A system for using a globalworld universal digital mobile and wearable currency, the systemcomprising: at least one processor operable to: receive a transferrequest, wherein the transfer request is associated with an amountrepresented in tokens of the global world universal digital mobile andwearable currency, the transfer request including at least a senderaccount, a recipient account, and the amount; and based on the transferrequest, by the at least one processor, transfer the amount from thesender account to the recipient account; and a database comprisingcomputer-readable instructions for execution by the at least oneprocessor.
 12. The system of claim 11, further comprising: a cameraoperable to scan a barcode, wherein the barcode encodes the senderaccount and the amount, and wherein the barcode is shown on a display ofa device associated with a sender, the at least one processor beingfurther operable to read the barcode to extract the sender account andthe amount, and wherein the barcode barcodes including electronic keydata, a link to a web-resource, a payment request, advertisinginformation, and other information, wherein one or more barcodesincludes a linear dimensional code, a two-dimensional code, a snap tagcode, a Quick Responxse (QR) code, and other machine readable codes. 13.The system of claim 11, wherein the global world universal digitalmobile and wearable currency is a decentralized universal digitalcurrency based on peer-to-peer internet protocol, and wherein paymentsin the global world universal digital mobile and wearable currency areprotected by a digital signature and a password, the password being in aform of an alphanumeric character, a voice, a scrambled image, a videoclip, a gesture of any part of a body, and wherein the password isentered by means of a touch screen, a keyboard, a mouse, or a camera ofa device or by means of a remote control of the device.
 14. The systemof claim 11, wherein the sender account and the recipient account areaccessed via a virtual wallet interface or a cloud server viacross-platform instant message subscription services, cross-platformmultimedia services, free VOIP, free OTT.
 15. The system of claim 11,wherein the tokens have a shape of coins, paper notes, art form withimages on them and are used in money circulation.
 16. The system ofclaim 11, further comprising a code block file chain, wherein the codeblock file chain includes a transaction database shared by nodesassociated with the system for using a global world universal digitalmobile and wearable currency, the transferring being recorded in thecode block file chain in escrow and mediation services.
 17. The systemof claim 16, wherein the code block file chain includes a shared publicledger, the shared public ledger including a digital file for recordingand totaling token transactions and being controlled using cryptography,and wherein a copy of the shared public ledger is accessible from aclient device of the user.
 18. The system of claim 16, wherein the codeblock file chain is a distributed transaction processing engine enablingdirect operations between client devices.
 19. The system of claim 16,further comprising one or more servers, wherein the one or more serversindex the code block file chain.
 20. The system of claim 19, wherein atransaction associated with the transfer request is signed using aprivate key, the shared public ledger confirming the transaction basedon the private key.
 21. The system of claim 19, wherein a transactionassociated with the transfer request is verified using a public hash.22. The system of claim 11, wherein a private messaging protocol is usedto share distributed information.
 23. The system of claim 11, furthercomprising at least one hybrid wallet configured to manage private keysand effect payments associated with the global world universal digitalmobile and wearable currency.
 24. The system of claim 11, wherein thetransfer request includes providing a payment address associated withthe user.
 25. The system of claim 11, wherein the transfer is free ofcharge for users within the system for using a global world universaldigital mobile and wearable currency and the transfer is performed witha predefined commission for users outside the system for using a globalworld universal digital mobile and wearable currency.
 26. The system ofclaim 25, wherein the system is adapted to enable a Bluetooth low energypayment, wireless mesh networking to enable mobile and wearable devicesto connect via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or apple's multi-peer connectivitypeer-to-peer without an internet connection and is compatible with athird party application.
 27. The system of claim 25, wherein thetransfer request is associated with one or more of a transactionalpayment based on Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD), ShortMessage Service (SMS), direct operator billing, a credit card mobilepayment, an online wallet, a Quick Response (QR) code payment,contactless near field communication payments, a cloud-based mobilepayment, an audio signal-based payment, a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)signal beacon payment, an in-application payment, a Software DevelopmentKit (SDK) payment, an Application Programming Interface (API) payment, asocial networking payment, and a direct carrier and bank co-operation.28. The system of claim 25, wherein the at least one processor isfurther configured to visualize the transfer request on a screen of aclient device associated with a sender, the visualizing being scannableby a Point-of-Sale (POS) system.
 29. The system of claim 11, wherein theat least one processor is further configured to: receive authorizationdata from a sender, the authorization data including a password, aPersonal Identification Number (PIN) code, and biometric data; and basedon the receiving, authorize the sender to provide the transfer request.30. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions,which when executed by one or more processors, perform the followingoperations: receive a transfer request, wherein the transfer request isassociated with an amount represented in tokens of the global worlduniversal digital mobile and wearable currency, the transfer requestincluding at least a sender account, a recipient account, and theamount; and based on the transfer request, by the at least oneprocessor, transfer the amount from the sender account to the recipientaccount.